Feature Articles: 2006 World Cup Fantasy Player Rankings

Posts: 4543 · Posted: Jun 04, 2006 4:29 am

Feature Articles: 2006 World Cup Fantasy Player Rankings

June 3, 2006 By James Butler It's fantasy football time once again... or fútbol - depending on...

Posts: 3851 · Posted: Jun 04, 2006 5:22 am

Just what I needed! The only problem is if you're in a group with other FICers, odds are everyone will have the same guys in their starting lineups!

Posts: 3167 · Posted: Jun 04, 2006 6:03 am

haha yeah, though im glad that 90% of the team I selected earlier is on that list already

Posts: 3851 · Posted: Jun 04, 2006 6:07 am

I think I had 7 already on the list. 6 of them were from Brazil and England. lol

Posts: 6950 · Posted: Jun 04, 2006 3:25 pm

I'm glad you followed through with this article. Fantastic read and a good break from the baseball/football norm.

Yeah, I have about a dozen of these guys on my team along with about everyone else. But hey, did Kasey Keller get the nod as favorite over Tim Howard?

Posts: 7955 · Posted: Jun 04, 2006 3:33 pm

quiksilver wrote:

But hey, did Kasey Keller get the nod as favorite over Tim Howard?

I was wondering the same thing. My brother (a soccer enthusiast, to say the least) told me that Keller is expected to play more than Howard because of experience and that Keller has actually played more in qualifying than Howard even though he thinks Howard is better.

Posts: 3167 · Posted: Jun 04, 2006 3:40 pm

as for the goalie situation... keller's supposed to have been given the job for the US, and lehmann's apparantly got the nod over kahn for germany. although in both cases I think you'll see everyone get some action

Posts: 6950 · Posted: Jun 04, 2006 3:42 pm

kschellenger wrote:

quiksilver wrote:

But hey, did Kasey Keller get the nod as favorite over Tim Howard?

I was wondering the same thing. My brother (a soccer enthusiast, to say the least) told me that Keller is expected to play more than Howard because of experience and that Keller has actually played more in qualifying than Howard even though he thinks Howard is better.

Interesting, it could be similar to the Kahn/Lehmann situation in Germany. I'd like to see Howard get in on a few games - I wouldn't say he is a superior goaltender but I do think he is better - but Keller certainly does have a lot more experience so I can understand why he might get the nod. I'll just have to wait and see I guess?

Posts: 655 · Posted: Jun 04, 2006 5:31 pm

Personally, if you don't choose a keeper from the Buffon/Cech/Casillas group, I'd recommend Paul Robinson to either platoon situation.

I think the US is leaning towards Keller (as mentioned earlier) due to his international experience. Lehmann is the better option at this point for the Germans, but Kahn is a national treasure. He'll be passing the torch, but I expect he'll see some action at some point. I'd just hate to have Lehmann in my lineup when Kahn does play.